The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-03-10

city council for Information of the
scoundrels who sawed off the lamp posts
on Monday night last. We hope they
will be brought to justice.
1t is a source of pleasure and satisfac-
ton to working people to again realize
that the days are rapidly frightening.
They lengthen now sixteen minutes in
a week.
Travelling men for wholesale houses
have begun their pleasure tours in the
interest of spring trade, and their cheer
full faces and sample valises greet u
merchants every day in the week.
Call and examine our Lead or Chain
Harness. See the quality of the stock
and the workmanship on same.
DININGER & WATSON,
Star Harness Shop, Eaton, o.
The news of the new railroad from
Dayton through Eaton to Liberty, is
still encouraging. We have the best
assurance that it will be built, and
speedily, too.
The modern practice of publishing in.
newspapers, little bits of society, fami-
lly or town news, is becoming so dis
gushing to sensible and refined people,
that it is going out of fashion in many
places among respectable newspapers.
Andrew Hiestand has commenced.
tearing down the old Thompson brick,
preparatory as we learn, to erecting a
couple of dwelling houses, which, when
finished, will add materially to the good
appearance of that part If our city.
Bartholomew O'Conner died at the
residence of his son, John O'Conner,
Richmond, Ind, on the 9th of Febru-
airy, aged IS years. VIM. O'Conner of
West Florence, was also a son of the
deceased. He was buried in the Cath
Ole cemetery at Richmond.
The two lamp posts on the corner of
Main and Barron streets. besides sew
eral others in the corporation, were
sawed off on Monday night last? What
does such devi1ish work mean? What
is at the bottom of it?
The ladies of the Woman's Relief
Corps will give an old-fashioned taffy
pulling at Opera House, Saturday eve
ming next. Admission 10 cents. Every
body is cordially invited. Come one
and all and have a good social time.
A good, gentle six-year old general
purpose family mare for sale. Also, a
~six-year old gelding, general purpose
horse, sound and a good worker. In
quire of H. A. Schurtz, Eaton, o.
The c. H. 6 D. R'y will sell excur-
sion tickets to points in Florida at half
fare. Going via c. n. o. s. L. P. R'y,
every Tuesday in March, and via the
L. & N. every Wednesday in March,
Tickets good for 80 days. Inquire at
ticket office for information.
As business is a little slack at present
we are thinking of preparing a petition
to have the city council widen the side
walks to the width of twenty-five feet,
SO that eight high-school girls can walk
abreast without being crowded SO much
and compelling pedestrians tordodge
on a salt barrel to get by.
The Preble County Teachers Asso-
citation will hold their next meeting at
New Paris, Saturday of this week.
Prof. Study, suprg,f Richmond schools,
w. T. Heilman, Mrs. Turner, Miss
Wheatley and j. NJ. Burger are on the
program. Morning session opens at II
O'Clock.
The three year old son of Samuel Poi.
fenbarger, living southwest of Eaton
got his left hand in a cutting box last
week and mangled it up badly. Dr.
Small dressed it. Cutting, boxes art
very dangerous toys for children te
Ehave as playthings.
Dininger 6 Watson would invite at
~tention to their large stock of light ant
heavy Harness. Call in and Ed. will
be pleased to show you through ant
give you prices. Remember the place
sign of the "Big Star" [m3-3
In neighboring counties a swindle i
being perpetrated upon farmers b.
strangers selling scythe sharpeners.-
The agent makes a present of n of tn
sharpeners to a farmer, under condi
! tions that he acts as agent for the sale
? and hen gets him to sign a contract
. So look out.
The croakers are already beginning
: to prophesy bad crops this year, an
argue hat the cold weather has jus
about ruined the wheat. These fellow
go over the same story every year, an
: there is no reason to believe that ther
: is any more truth in it now than fol
merly.
The farm residence of w. E. Mur
ply, east of Camden, caught fire fror
o a defective fiue on Monday night abou
t IL o'clock, and was entirely destroyed
with nearly it's entire contents. I'll
e family of Mr.. Murphy all got out SAT-
but the hired hand made a narrow e,
cape. There was some insurance 9
n ehO hOoSO dhu PioPoiEy "a "O uiu "a
i learn how much
1t is poor satisfaction for a newsp'
per editor to publish the names of pc
sons who take the paper for a year
more and refuse to pay, but it seen
the only redress the publishers have
some cases, and we believe no man WI
has a spark of honesty in his compos
r ton will subject himself to such an e,
position of and disgra
Of among his fellow men.
Don't be grumbler. Some Peep
ID contrive to get hold of the prickly ST
at of everything. TO run against all t
TT sharp corners and disagreeable thing
Half the strength spent in growth